Compounds having the structure
RSH (
R ≠
H), e.g.
MeCH2SH ethanethiol. Also known by the term mercaptans (abandoned by IUPAC).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1372 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)